A meeting at the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs set the tone for the Great Qin Empire.
Ying Fei's idea of returning to the mainland and becoming the emperor and establishing a kingdom in Chang 'an won everyone's approval.
On the same day, the King of Qin, Ying Fei, entered the Imperial City. Wei Wei Chen Dao led 12,000 palace guards to take over the defense of the Imperial City.
Zong Zheng and Ying Liang led 12,000 sect guards, and with the help of Jin Ri Chen and Taichang Cen Wen, they built the Temple of Heaven and the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
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Early December.
It was snowing in the plains of Mesopotamia.
Not far from the Imperial City, there was a special building by the Qin River that was covered in snow.
The Great Qin Imperial Workshop was under the Shao Fu and specialized in producing all kinds of utensils and armaments for the palace.
In Great Qin, the smithy was the soul of weapons.
The various siege weapons, armors, and weapons that the Empire possessed were all forged from there.
"Creak!"
At noon, a group of people drove out of the Imperial City, guarding a simple-looking carriage.
Following the narrow path, they entered the Imperial Workshop.
Gongshu Min, the manager of the imperial workshop, waited quietly at the door. When he saw the carriage, his expression became a little excited.
"Are you Gongshu Min?"
At this moment.
The group of people stopped in their tracks. A handsome young man in a black suit alighted from the carriage.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Seeing this, Gongshu Min quickly bowed and greeted.
Ying Fei glanced at him and said indifferently,"There's no need to be so polite."
"I asked you to prepare the golden tablet a few days ago. How is it going?”
"I wish to engrave the seal script on the golden tablet.”
Inscription on the golden tablet?
Gongshu Min revealed a puzzled expression.
These days, there were often stone carvings in the Central Plains.
However, this was the first time he had seen the words on the golden tablet.
In fact, other than when the First Emperor went on a tour and ordered the imperial workshop to record his achievements.
The imperial workshop had not carved anything for so many years. Most of the time, it was used to make all kinds of artifacts.
Otherwise, Ying Zheng would not have given Ying Fei the royal workshop to follow him on his western expedition.
Even though he was deeply confused, Gongshu Min still reported everything,"
"Your Majesty, this subject has already ordered people to make the golden tablet you instructed.”
"Refine it with copper and then paint it with yellow paint.”
"It's not difficult to engrave words on the golden tablet.”
"Okay, then do it. I'll wait here.”
Ying Fei nodded slightly and ordered.
"Your Majesty, the imperial workshop has not used any tools for four years since the Western Expedition. I'm afraid…"
Gongshu Min was a little nervous, afraid that something would go wrong.
The Ying Qin royal family had always been cruel, and it wasn't like there hadn't been cases of them executing all the craftsmen without a word of disagreement.
"Gongshu Min."
"In the past, everyone in the world said that the Great Qin Imperial Workshop was a god.”
"Therefore, I asked for you from my father.”
"In the four years of conquest, the imperial workshop has made great contributions.”
"Engraving on the golden tablet is just a small matter. You don't have to be too nervous.”
Ying Fei looked at him deeply and said indifferently.
Gongshu Min trusted Ying Fei's gaze and no longer had any worries.
He immediately said,
"Great King."
"I want to see the handwriting personally."
As they spoke.
He took a silk book from the palace attendant and opened it.
In an instant, he was stunned on the spot.
On the yellow silk, there were only four large words painted with iron and silver hooks, filled with killing intent.
At this moment, Gongshu Min seemed to understand something. He turned to Ying Fei and bowed.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will personally carve the words!”
At this moment, the atmosphere in the workshop was very heavy.
It was undeniable that Gongshu Min was shocked by Ying Fei's courage.
Other than Duke Xiao, who had no other choice, no other ruler of the Great Qin State had chosen to carve a stone to inscribe their shame. The words carved on this golden tablet were even more shocking.
"Gongshu Min, if I remember correctly, you are the current leader of the Gongshu family?”
Ying Fei suddenly asked.
Gongshu Min replied respectfully,"Your Majesty, I am the current Gongshu clan leader."”
"If this matter is completed, I will allow the Gongshu family to establish another Great Qin War Academy. You will be the Academy Chief, a third-grade official.”
Hearing this, Gongshu Min's eyes were filled with fanaticism as he said loudly,""Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Gongshu family was founded in Luban (Gongshu Ban). Like the Mohist family, they were famous for their mastery of mechanisms.
As the saying goes, the Mohist mechanism is to walk with wood and stone. Bronze opened his mouth to ask Gongshu.
From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the Gongshu family had been fighting with the Mohist family for more than three hundred years.
The early Mohist school had the principle of non-aggression and all-encompassing love. They opposed war and defended peace.
Their mechanisms were meant to help people live and work.
The Gongshu family's mechanism techniques were precisely to help the countries build weapons and military equipment to make their armies stronger.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the Gongshu family joined Great Qin, while the Mo family roamed the various countries in Shandong.
After Great Qin unified the world, the Hundred Schools of Thought were mostly scattered apart from the militarists, strategists, and legalists.
Even though there were more than seventy doctors from various schools of thought, whether it was the Mohist school, the Daoist school, or the Confucianist school, there were no longer as many disciples as before.
This was especially true for the Mohists. During the Warring States Period, there were branches of the Mohists in all six states. They were Zhao Mo, Qi Mo, Yan Mo, Han Mo, Wei Mo, and Chu Mo.
After unifying, they disappeared without a trace.
At some point in time, they had joined Longxi and become the most loyal vassals of Yong Jun Ying Fei.
Even the Mohist School of Engineering was the exclusive place for Great Qin to manufacture military and civilian equipment.
As for the Gongshu family, which was as famous as them, they only made utensils for the imperial family. This was simply a world of difference.
How could Gongshu Min, the clan leader of Gongshe, be willing to accept this?
Now that Ying Fei had given him a chance to compete fairly with the Mo Family, how could he not seize it?
"Don't be in a hurry to be happy."
Waving his hand, Ying Fei said meaningfully,"A few months ago, I issued a decree that all scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen are equal.”
"Therefore, farmers can be conferred titles, merchants can be conferred titles, and so can you, Gongshu Min.”
"If you do this job well, I will make you a third-class marquis.”
"All the candidates of the Gongshu family, regardless of gender, will be given titles of all levels based on the number of years they have served.”
Although the Twelve Merit Officials System had been implemented a few months ago, just verifying the military and local officials was enough to keep the Ministry of Revenue busy.
Therefore, the progress of granting new titles and making scholars, farmers, and merchants completely equal seemed to be a little slow.
Not to mention the Imperial Forging Workshop, even the Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences had not popularized it. Ying Fei had only brought this matter forward.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Gongshu Min cried tears of joy, tears glistening on his face.
A noble title was an incredible thing.
With titles, they could truly be considered nobles of Great Qin.
Although he stayed in the imperial workshop all year round, he still knew that the rank of 20 nobility had become the rank of 12 officers.
First class prince, second class duke, third class marquis, fourth class duke, fifth class son of the state, sixth class male, seventh class Si Che Shu Chang, eighth class Da Liang Zao, ninth class Shang Da Fu, tenth class no change, eleventh class hairpin, twelfth class public scholar.
The Marquis was only second to the Duke, and was the second most powerful existence among the civil and military officials.
Who could look at it calmly?
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